I am a designer, technologist, and researcher that brings a combination of academic rigor and real-world impact to complex social and technical challenges. I hold a PhD in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech and an MFA in Transdisciplinary Design from Parsons. My research on digital civics, public data, and algorithmic fairness has been published at top venues including ACM CHI, CSCW, and DIS, earning a Best Paper Award (top 1%) and a DEI Recognition Award. My design work has been recognized at Milan Design Week and by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Prior to academia, I worked extensively as a designer and product lead. I previously led design and growth at an online estate sales company, where I helped scale the company from Series A to Series C funding.
I am working with the Atlanta Mayor’s Co*Design lab comprised of Bloomberg i-Team fellows to conduct user and community-based research on green affordable housing. The final deliverable will be a large, participatory design workshop. 01.2026publication accepted
My paper, “Whose Time Counts? Temporal Arrangements in Sociotechnical Infrastructure” was accepted into ACM CHI 2026. I am a co-first author with Catherine Wieczorek. I contributed an ethnographic report of navigating civil appeals process in the magistrate court. 01.2026 admission
I was asked to join the ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)’s Distinguished Review Board. 11.2025 work completion
I completed my work and engagement with Story LLP, where I led Product Management and Design. I oversaw the redesign of our internal document processing pipeline which utilized LLM’s to extract key legal diligence data, revamped all API calls to our client application, and a complete databse restructure.
08.25 publication
My paper with Carl DiSalvo and Amanda Meng, “Accompaniment in Design Research,” was printed in MIT’s Design Issues journal. This work details accompaniment as a meta-method to frame how designers engage with others towards socio-political change.
05.25graduation
I completed my PhD studies in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing.
04.25 new commission
I am working with Story LLP as a fractional Head of Product and Design to develop tools for their AI-native law firm. The company develops human-in-the-loop legal automations, AI processing, and legal counsel for early stage start-ups. 04.25 dissertation defense
I successfully defended my dissertation, “Datafications of Eviction in the U.S. South.” 02.25 legisliation
I co-authored SB 251 with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Housing Justice League’s that updates the State Code to prohibit deceptive fees and enforce transparent pricing in rental market. The bill has Bipartisan sponsorship from Senator Kim Jackson (D) and Russ Goodman (R). I gave expert testimony at the State Capital to advocate for the bill.
02.25 legislation
I provided research and advocacy strategy for HB 305: The Protect the Dream Act, which puts a limit on the number of single-family homes a corporate landlord can own. 02.25 invited talk
I gave a talk, “Following the Data: A Five Year Design Ethnography of Eviction Data” at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. 11.24 publication + award
My design team received the 2024Social Impact Award from the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for our commission, “The Historic Bruce Street School: DeKalb’s First Black School.” 07.24 publication + award
I held a speculative and participatory design workshop, “Exploring Data and AI Ethics through Public Records.” I was commissioned by the Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intellgence Network for this work. There were over 50 attendees. 02.24 invited talk
I was invited by the Atlanta Studies Meeting to give a talk, “Tracing the Assembly Line: Unpacking Labor Complexity in Eviction Data Generation.”